aviatrix

Definition

A female aviator.

Etymology

From aviator + -trix.

Example Sentences

• "“... — Did you know that she was an aviatrix?” he interjected."
• "The Women Flyers: From Aviatrix to Astronaut"
• "Hariet Quimby, a writer for Leslie's Weekly, in 1911 became the first American aviatrix and won international accalim in 1912 as the first woman to pilot a plan across the English Channel."